Word: veto
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...real power be invested in an Executive Committee made up of party leaders and that the presidency become a largely ceremonial job. He is also demanding up-front guarantees of power-sharing in the final constitution, although he rejects suggestions that he is trying to secure a permanent white veto...
...council could present an obstacle because the Russians, who hold veto power, insist on taking the Bosnian Serbs' May 15 referendum seriously. Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev said he hoped "the population will be wiser than its legislative branch." Moscow he said, was not excluding "any option, including tough measures" if the Serbs remain defiant, but Washington wonders if Russia would approve air strikes against fellow Slavs...
...theory sounds good, but it ignores politics. Under Bush, congressional Democrats often passed laws they didn't fully support because they knew the president would veto them--the goal of the legislation was simply to underscore the evils of gridlock and emphasize the divide between Democrats and Republicans. Now that they know Clinton will sign the legislation, moderate Democrats are much less willing, for example, to approve a law codifying the unrestricted right to abortion...
...citizen who wished to carry a gun would be required to pass a twelve-hour training course and then pay a fee to obtain a license. In the current Texas political climate, it appears that the bill will pass both the House and Senate. Governor Richards is expected to veto the bill; a legislative override is possible but not certain...
...Texas, the NRA finally found legislation it could support: a state legislator's plan to legalize the possession of concealed weapons. Gov. Anne Richards will undoubtedly veto the measure, and the fight will erupt when the state legislature tries to override her veto...